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Nice tale with grandmother telling a story about making wishes and Chinese culture.
The illustrations were very bright and bright. The story was okay if I could I would probably rate this as three point five stars.
3.5 Stars Over the past weekend, I watched author Amy Tan's Netflix Documentary: Unintended Memoir. The documentary focused on the family relationships (especially with her mother) that helped form her art. I had read none of Amy Tan's books before and the documentary gave me insight into how she became the writer that is beloved by readers worldwide. As a result, there were two books of her work I want to read and the children's book, The Moon Lady, was on the first on the list.A grandmother t...
My mother told a different version of this story. However, the beautiful drawings make this a worthwhile part of the collection for my daughter.
Read this with my 3 year old son today and he said he loved it and stayed enraptured the entire story. So definitely gets thumbs up from me!
This is an excerpt written for children, from her novel, The Joy Luck Club. Our book circle read The Joy Luck Club and I discovered this book in our church library.
A Chinese wonderful book about the traditions that associated with the Moon festival. Grandmother Ying Ying tells Maggie, Lily, and June the story of a long time ago night of the Moon Festival, when she encountered the Moon Lady, who grants the secret wishes of those who ask. Young Ying Ying will find that the best wishes are those we make them true by ourselves. The story is engaging and the illustrations are delightful and colorful and portrait the life of a Chinese family. It is a beautiful s...
After enjoying "The Hundred Secret Senses" in the second half, I collected Amy Tan's suite. Since China's broad-reaching food consumption can be unpleasant for animal equality mindsets, I need to let her writings simmer. Thus when I was surprised to come upon a children's story by her recently, I thought "The Moon Lady" made a great way to read along with her again. Knowing other worlds is as important as appreciating Canada's literature. She casts a glimpse through dual empathy: an American-Chi...
3.5 stars. Just a light, quiet, little story of a grandmother telling her grandchildren about an incident when she was quite young. Kind of sweet, but not in the "ow, my teeth hurt!" way.
A trip down memory lane serves a purpose to instill a lesson in the storyteller's grandchildren, pointing towards looking within for strength, self reliance, and ingenuity.
If you are a fan of Amy Tan & have kids, you'll love this book. Let me count the ways I love this book:1. It teaches kids through storytelling how to deal with the age old complaint — "I'm bored. THere is nothing to do."2. It shares cultural information, through description (like preparing dinner) and...3. also through telling a story within a story, for example the Moon Festival.4. I love how accurately children's emotions, thoughts are portrayed.5. I love how I can practically smell, feel etc....
A cute little short story that is apparently from The Joyluck Club, but I don't remember it since it's been so long. I enjoyed listening to it, but I think it would have been much better with the illustrations. Still, it makes me want to go back and listen to The Joyluck Club since it's been so many years.
could have stared at the rich illustrations all day.
This book was a nice, quick read. I wish it had been a little longer, but most stories that grandmothers tell their grandchildren aren't that long.
I love this book so much and it surprises me how underrated it is. Only years later did I find out it was originally a chapter in The Joy Luck Club. I can remember looking at it when I was about three, and always found the vivid illustrations hauntingly beautiful. I have the cassette tape that tells the story, but to get the whole reading experience, the gorgeous and colorful pictures are a must!
The Moon Lady by Amy Tan is a story of three little girls who are wishing for the storm outside to go away for different reasons. Their grandmother overhears them and tells them the story of when she was younger and met the Chinese Moon Lady who granted anyone their secret wish. The young grandmother endures several mishaps and setbacks throughout the day. Finally, at the end she learns that the best wishes are those you can make come true yourself. The major theme of this book is learning from
LOVE this book!! I wasn't always sure what was going on as a young reader, but the story is exotic and the illustrations are detailed and absolutely beautiful! Highly recommended.
Delightful story
This is a fascinating, but somewhat lengthy tale about a grandmother telling a story about her youth to her grandchildren. I love the way that the story is told from the perspective of a very young girl, with all of the wonder and confusion of seeing something for the first time. (view spoiler)[The relief of the child and the family at finally being reunited is palpable and the Ying-ying's scary experience serves as a good lesson for both children and caregivers. (hide spoiler)]I think that for
One of the Chinese classics we read repeatedly during my childhood. I had no idea at the time that Amy Tan had put this legend into writing. The illustrations are truly beautiful.
